23Notice of mining licence or prospecting licence application to be given to owner and occupier of land affected

23 Notice of mining licence or prospecting licence application to be given to owner and occupier of land affected

(1) For the purposes of section 15(5) of the Act, notice of a mining licence application or prospecting licence application must be given to the owner and occupier of the land affected by serving on the owner and occupier a copy of—

(a) a notice of the application published in a newspaper under regulation 22(1)(a)(i), extracted from the newspaper and showing the date of publication; or

(b) the material advertising the application that was advertised under regulation 22(1)(b).

(2) For the purposes of sections 26AD(4)(b) and 26AK(3)(b) of the Act, notice of an application for a mining licence for the exploration or mining of coal on exempted land must be given to the owner and occupier of the land affected by serving on the owner and occupier a copy of—

(a) a notice of the application published in a newspaper under regulation 22(1)(a)(i), extracted from the newspaper and showing the date of publication; or

(b) the material advertising the application that was advertised under regulation 22(1)(b).